Nigeria Has Spent Most of Its Independent Existence Under Military

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Essay

Nigeria has spent most of its independent existence under military rule. What have been some of the most important legacies of military rule with which the Fourth Republic has had to contend? How have these been addressed? Which remain the most destabilizing?

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